Turbo Actuator Leaking Air

Hey Everyone

I am hoping someone can give me a little help. I have a 2007 Frieghtliner Century with a 2004 egr Detroit 60 engine. I just saw that my Turbo Actuator Is leaking air at the seal at the bottom of the actuator. This turbo is only 2 and a half years old so I really dont want to half to replace it. I have heard you cant replace just the actuator because it is extremely hard if not impossible to get the turbo calibrated. from looking at it are those just security torx screws at the bottom of that? I was wanting to make sure they were all tight and it wasnt leaking simply because they had come loose. Do you think I could put some heat resistant silicone or something like that around that seal point to seal that leak? the wierd thing is the leak appears to stop after you get running down the road and get the engine to operating temp. any idea are apperciated. Thanks in advance and everyone have a good day and drive safe

 

well I sprayed soapy water on the actuator. if you look at the actuator you have the main housing and then you have the bottom plate that screws onto the main housing. well the leak is right at that seam were the bottom plate meets the main housing. The main housing itself did not appear to have any leaks but I will recheck that. that is why I was thinking the screws might need to be tightened. It looks like a bad gasket for that bottom plate. is that something that is repairable?

 

well I checked the front 2 screws and they didnt seem loose at all. couldnt get my tool to get to the back 2 screws. so my question is. Can I just replace the actuator only without replacing the turbo? Also right now it only seems to be leaking when the turbo is cool. once the motor is at temp. it seems to get better. Also having no performance issues at all.